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New interview podcast about the new edition of david buss s book, the evolution of desire. Buss has taught at harvard university, university of michigan, and the university of texas at austin, where. According to a branch of biology known as evolutionary psychology, the human brain was designed to make mating decisions that insure an individuals genes will be passed along to the next generation. A new paradigm for psychological science article pdf available in psychological inquiry 61. David buss is one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology. In 2005, buss edited a reference volume, the handbook of evolutionary psychology. In evolutionary psychology the new science of mind, david m. Evolutionary psychology, biology, and cultural evolution 1. He began at harvard, later moving to the university of michigan before accepting his current position as professor of psychology at the university of texas. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Many of busss publications focus on mating and sexuality. Based one of the largest studies of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 people of all ages from thirtyseven cultures worldwide, the evolution of desire is the first work to present a unified theory of human mating behavior.
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His research interests include mating strategies, murder, and sexual conflict. David buss, one of the foremost researchers in the field, has thoroughly revised his already successful text with nearly 400 new references to provide an even more comprehensive overview of this dynamic field. Buss earned his phd in psychology at university of california, berkeley in 1981. Buss, phd is the author of more than 200 scientific articles and six books. In evolutionary psychology, an intuitive or unconscious evolution of the tradeoff between costs of a behavior and the benefits that the behavior might accrue.
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